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What is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual property can be defined as anything original that is created by an individual or group of individuals. For example, original music, artworks and writing are all forms of intellectual property that inherently belong to the creator. In a business situation, a company’s name, logo, product name, slogan or packaging can also all be through of as intellectual property, and therefore cannot be used or replicated without the permission of the intellectual property ...

Updated 03-29-2012 at 08:26 AM by Goran Tepshic (fixing typos)

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Copyright protection applies to any original work of authorship, fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright law does not protect functional aspects of works as that falls to patent law. Copyright law cannot be used to protect any work of the United States Government, i.e. NASA pictures, Supreme Court opinions, or Navy battle plans. Any work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s duties may not be copyrighted. Unlike patent law, here it ...

Copyright protection applies to any original work of authorship, fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright law does not protect functional aspects of works as that falls to patent law. Copyright law cannot be used to protect any work of the United States Government, i.e. NASA pictures, Supreme Court opinions, or Navy battle plans. Any work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s duties may not be copyrighted. Unlike patent law, here it ...

1) What is a copyright?

A copyright gives a person ownership over the thing he/she creates. They cover literary works such as books, paintings, computer software, etc…. A copyright does not cover facts, ideas, processes (ex: directions or recipes), or unfixes works (ex: a “jam session” which isn’t recorded). Having a copyright gives the creator the right to control it.

The creator/author is in charge of the reproduction, distribution, and adaptation of the work. ...